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Margarita Drobiazko
  		Povilas Vanagas
 

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December 21, 1971

Moscow, Russia

170 cm / 5'7"

56 kg / 123 lb

6 years old (1977)

Oleg Granionov (RUS)

Moscow Regional Insitute for Physical Culture

travelling, reading, alpine skiing, car driving, nature


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July 23, 1970

Siauliai, Lithuania

180 cm / 5'11"

71 kg / 156 lb

4 years old (1974)

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travelling, reading, alpine skiing, nature, music

"C'est la vie"

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Former Coaches:
Anatoliy Petukhov, Elena Maslennikova, Betty Calloway, Elena Chaikovskaya, Igor Shpilband, Rostislav Sinitsyn

Former Choreographers:
Elena Maslennikova, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, Tatiana Pomerantseva, Elena Kholina, Vassily Kleimenov, Yuri Puzakov, Gintaras Svistunavicius

Costume Designers:
Olga Nogina ("Rest Company"), Natalia Bolshakova, Lindsay Chalford-Brown

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Competitive Highlights:

1992-2002 Lithuanian National Champions
2000-2002 Grand Prix Final Bronze Medallists
2000 World Bronze Medallists
2000 European Bronze Medallists
2006 European Bronze Medallists
Free Dance "Small Silver" Medallists at the 2006 Europeans and Worlds

Rita and Povilas have competed at 11 consecutive World Championships from 1992 to 2002, and once again in 2006.
They have competed at the 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006 Olympic Games.